Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-17
THE PROHIBITION CONFERENCE
st. John Makes a Speech-.The National
Committee.

Committee.
Ex-Governor st. John was the last
speak r and after he had closed the
conference adjourned sine die. He
appearance and said: 1--WE hang and
imprlson Anarchists, and at the same
time we legalizv 200,0 600 saloons, the
hotbeds of anarchy, where that accursed
institution thrives and fattens. While
we send the poor drunkard 10 the gal
lows or the prison, we send the drunk
ard-maker % the Legislature. AS the
clurch bells invite the people 10 the
house of God the brass band leads the
way to the beer gardens and base ball
grounds. BY the help of God such
things shall cease. In our great fight
in 1888 we will have for our standard
bearer Gen. Clinton Il. Fisk, that grand
and able champion OF Prohibition. 1t
was he who got me into trouble in 1884.
[Applause.l l had been nominated
but "a few days when Cleveland and
Blaine came along and beat me.
Laughter. was just going to pro-
pose a candidate for vice pres
dent. How would Gen. Fisk
aud Sister Latbrop soundp
Tapplause. But, then. see what an
embarrassment it is to be a oman po-
l~itical,y. l thank God that | am the
father Of a daughter who lives in a
state where she can vote. TApplause.
/ tell you that the ballot will not lower
women. When the polls closed in Kan
sas on one occasion the only thing that
went down vas the liquor traffic, and
it went down forever
In speaking of the vote expected in
1888 some Of the speakers put it AT
100000
The national committee, as eventual
~ arranged, was as follows:
al bama, l. &. Cailison.
Colorado, Il. Z d Ion.
Crnnec, icut, Geo. z. Rogers.
Dakota. H.. r.. Grow.
DIST. Coium. A A. Wheeiock.
Illinois, A j. Jutkins.
Illinois, j. A Van Fleet.
Indiana, John Ratllff.
Indians, j. s.. Hughes.
Iowa, +. A. Brady.
Iowa, V. G.. Farnan.
Kansas, A. M. Richardson.
Kansas, John p. st. Jchn.
Maryland, JOIN l.. Thomas.
Rarylsnd, Nm. S,lverwood.
Massachusetts, X. g.. Pitmsr.
Massachusetts. {. knight.
Michigan, ID. =. Sangerdorph.
Micnl, an, A. ID. Power.
Minnie ota, w. w Sstteilee.
Mime, ota, James Princ1am.
Missouri. James ID. Baker.
Missouri, +. N. B-nlis.
Nebraska, A.. a.. Wolfenbai ger.
Neorasks, r. a. Hawlry.
New Jers y, j r Anderson.
New Iers, y, A Pa'spps.
New York, 4. II. Meade.
New York, j. Wesley Jones.
North Caroline, T + Watkins.
North Carolina, NJ. Hammond.
Onto, VI. Mcclellan Brown.
Ohio, j. Odeil.
Oregon, j n. Armas.
Oregon, j. w. Webb.
Pennsylvau'a o, James Black.
Penas, wanna, WI Damn.
RhoGe Island, T. H. Peabody.
Rhcdt Island, H.. X. Richardson.
Tennessee, J NJ. Smith.
Texas, j. b. Ora, fiji.
Vcrme mt, C.. w. W,man.
Vermont, c intou j Smith.
West Virginia Frank Burt.
West Viginia, j ID. Carscadon.
MEMBERS AT
Frances f.. Willard, Mother Stewart, A. A.
Hopkins.
The following resolution "a passed
by the w. C.. Il. u. at the national on
vention. Nashville, Tenn:
Resolved, That with q deep
sense of the significance of such action
we, the women representatives OF
thlrty-seven states and five territories
do most solemnly urge upon all polite
al parties and partisan papers the duty
of avoiding in the pending presidential
campaign the personal viliItication and
abuse that characterized the last and
we call upon them to consider the fact
that the women Of the north and south
have clasped hands in concord and CO.
operation, which is the most practical
proof that war issues are dead and that
the land should have rest from reviving